• DocumentCode
    881783
  • Title

    Experimental Determination of the Low-Energy Spectral Component of Cobalt-60 Sources

  • Author

    Kerris, Klaus G. ; Gorbics, S. G.

  • Author_Institution
    Harry Diamond Laboratories, Adelphi, MD 20783
  • Volume
    32
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1985
  • Firstpage
    4355
  • Lastpage
    4362
  • Abstract
    The relative magnitude of the low-energy spectral component of various representative Cobalt-60 irradiators is measured with a gold and an aluminum walled ionization chamber. It is shown that this measurement permits the calculation of an upper limit on interface dose enhancement.
  • Keywords
    Aluminum; Circuit testing; Electromagnetic scattering; Gamma rays; Geometry; Gold; Ionization chambers; Particle scattering; Semiconductor devices; Semiconductor materials;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1985.4334124
  • Filename
    4334124